INTERVIEWS

‘The entrenched system instils fear, making progress for civil society slow and difficult’

Kirsten Han | SINGAPORE

DEMOCRACY

SOUTHEAST ASIA

10.Jun.2024

‘The rise of the far right will make things more difficult, but the EU will remain functional – for now’

Andreas Müller | GERMANY

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

09.Jun.2024

‘Our legal action forced the authorities to act to protect nature and people’s health’

Francesco Maletto | ITALY

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

EUROPE

08.Jun.2024

‘Civil society has remained active in a context of erosion of democracy and receding civic space’

Larbi Sadiki | TUNISIA

FREEDOMS

NORTHERN AFRICA

07.Jun.2024

‘Repression sends a sobering message to anyone toying with the idea of organising for rights’

Joaquín Elo | EQUATORIAL GUINEA

‘The court sent a message that LGBTQI+ people are human beings entitled to all rights and freedoms’

‘We don’t need a new media law, but proper implementation of the existing one’

Fabián Werner | URUGUAY

‘Civil society can still defeat the foreign agents bill if it plans and acts strategically’

Gürkan Özturan | TURKEY

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

03.Jun.2024

‘The coalition agreement softened the far-right’s stance, but the new government won’t defend minorities’

Thijs Berman | THE NETHERLANDS

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

02.Jun.2024

‘A free press is the ultimate antidote to the fog of war’

Carlos Martínez de la Serna | GAZA

CONFLICT | CRISIS

MIDDLE EAST

31.May.2024

OUR 2026 INTERVIEWS, MAPPED

INTERVIEWS

CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

29 Jan 2016753285059785158

Uganda’s presidential election extended Yoweri Museveni’s four-decade rule amid repression, violence and a hollowed-out civic space. While democratic forms remain, dissent is increasingly neutralised.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Uganda-elections
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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

23 Jan 2014631757165830283

Protests against corruption spread across African countries as living costs rise & public services fail. In this interview, Ruth Kolevsohn explains why global systems struggle to confront political corruption.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Ruth-Kolevsohn
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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

22 Jan 2014273135659352411

Belarus has seen limited political prisoner releases amid ongoing repression. In this interview, Mikola Dziadok reflects on why freedom must be defended consistently, as many detainees remain behind bars.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Mikola-Dziadok
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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

21 Jan 2013862928135360874

Violence continues in eastern DRC despite a peace agreement signed in 2025. In this interview, Crispin Ngakani explains how economic and strategic interests are prolonging a decades-long conflict.
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‘Behind the rhetoric of peace and stability, economic and strategic interests are prolonging the...

CIVICUS discusses the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Crispin Ngakani, a Cong...

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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

20 Jan 2013550876254761336

HIV remains a global public health and human rights issue, with marginalised communities most affected by criminalisation & stigma. Samuel Matsikure explains why civic space & community leadership are key to change.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Samuel-Matsikure
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